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Date:      Thu, 22 May 2008 11:19:14 -0600
From:      Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org>
To:        Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, Sam Leffler <sam@FreeBSD.org>, Ed Schouten <ed@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/share/man/man3 Makefile queue.3 src/sys/sys  queue.h
Message-ID:  <4835AB12.9060306@samsco.org>
In-Reply-To: <4835AA65.6070708@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <200805221440.m4MEe32W039559@repoman.freebsd.org> <4835A619.3010502@FreeBSD.org> <4835A71E.3030703@freebsd.org> <4835AA65.6070708@FreeBSD.org>

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Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> Sam Leffler wrote:
>> Maxim Sobolev wrote:
>>> Ed Schouten wrote:
>>>>   The OpenBSD version of SLIST_REMOVE_NEXT() needs a reference to 
>>>> the list
>>>>   head, even though it is unused. 
>>>
>>> I don't think it's necessary. sys/queue.h API is not supposed to be 
>>> portable across different operating systems. The need to pass list 
>>> head around may impede macro usefulness.
>> Gratuitous differences impede porting.  If it's not a big deal then 
>> maintain compatibility.  We already have stupid differences in various 
>> areas that must be papered over when code is brokered between systems.
> 
> This is local use convenience vs. easy of porting tradeoff. On one hand 
> API is used heavily in the kernel on the other I don't think we have lot 
> of kernel code being ported from OpenBSD nowadays.

That's pretty presumptuous to say, and untrue.

> So that local use 
> convinience should win a big.

It'll be more convenient to follow what Ed is comfortable with and what
he's already done than to nit pick such a minor detail =-)

Scott



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